Birth~Robsten One-Shot

Birth

Please enjoy this random one-Shot of Kristen giving birth. This was a random thought that came to mind so please enjoy! -Kate

Kristen's eyes shot open at the sharp pain that was shooting throughout her stomach and her lower back. She reached over grabbing onto the edge of the pillow, gripping it with everything she had. She held back a scream that was threatening to erupt from within her, in fear of waking the person next to her. She would have felt stupid if these were just Braxton hick contractions but deep down she knew this was the real thing. That little Ebony Caroline was ready to make her debut. Kristen swung her legs over the side of the bed, taking a moment to let a contraction pass. She stood up gripping her stomach as she made her way over to a drawer. She grabbed a new nightgown knowing that her water should be breaking soon. She also picked out a yellow blanket for after the baby was here. Rob and Kristen had decided from the beginning that they wanted to have a home birth. Knowing Kristen's fear of hospitals, she would most likely have had to be sedated for the birth and that was something Kristen did not want. She and Rob had attended Lamaze classes and private seminars that would help them.

Rob had also done his fair share of research online and in books gathering all the information he could to help him deliver their child. They both would be lying if they said that they were not scared because no matter how much info they both had or how prepared everyone said they were, they both knew that when it came time for the real thing it was a whole different ball field. Kristen was terrified of the pain and Rob was scared of failing them both, doing something wrong. Kristen was currently sitting in the rocking chair that was next to her bed, timing the contractions. They were 20 minutes apart indicating she was in the early stages of labor. She didn't feel the need to wake Rob up just yet. She knew that this stage could take hours, she decided to get some sleep. She slowly stood up and pulled the blanket back as she climbed into bed. She placed her head on robs chest and her hand on her stomach

"See you soon little one," she whispered as sleep took over

Kristen woke up a few hours later to more intense pain shooting through her stomach, wrapping itself around to her back. she cried out unable to hold it in any longer. She felt her PJ bottoms getting increasingly wet, she knew her water had broke and decided now was probably a good time to wake Rob up to see how dilated she was. she slowly removed her bottoms, flinging them across the room. not caring where they landed. She rolled over gently waking Rob up, telling him she was in labor. it took him a minute to comprehend what she had just told him. But when it hit him, it hit him like a wrecking ball. he immediately moved to see how dilated she was. Rob announced to Kristen that she was 5cm and that meant, if he remembered correctly, that she was in active labor. The contractions were coming every 5 minutes now and Kristen fought hard to get comfortable. Rob sat behind Kristen rubbing circles onto her back, Kristen was clutching his leg in her hand squeezing it through every contraction. 4 hours later when she had finally reached 7cm Rob decided it was a good time to start gathering supplies. He went into the bathroom and grabbed the bucket that was under the sink that held the supplies he would need.

Bulb syringe

cord clamps

towels

gloves

Underwear,

New Pajama bottoms

Hair ties

Straws

Alcohol prep wipes

Measuring tape

Newborn outfit and hat

He placed the items on the side table before climbing back into bed with Kristen as another contraction was peaking. by this point Kristen was shaking and crying, just wanting the pain to go away. Contractions were coming every minute and it was taking a toll on her. Rob felt helpless, watching the women he loved in so much pain. he hated seeing Kristen in any kind of a pain but this was almost unbearable for him. he wrapped his arm around her shoulders pulling her into him as she cried. She could feel the pressure building up in her lower region, she fought hard knowing that it was nowhere near time to push. She screamed out some profanity, not that it helped. She turned onto her side to try and elevate some of the pressure if it did anything it made it worse. She quickly realized that there was no getting comfortable and she would have to make the best of it. She closed her eyes fighting the nauseating feeling she had, she kept telling herself that it wouldn't be long until she had their baby in her arms. that gave her the strength she needed. she was already worn out and didn't know how she would have the strength to push, but she knew she would have too.